Nico is all smiles, even when he's coming off a rail early and about to take out a camera...

Top 5 cable parks in the world:

1. Turncable

2. Thai Wake Park

3. Langenfeld

4. Schwandorf

5. Allgaeu

 

Top 5 songs / artists currently on your iPod:

1. Blumentopf

2. Anything from Sammy Deluxe

3. Yeasayer – Madder Red

4. Beginner – German hip hop, I love it so much!

5. Eminem’s new album Recovery

 

Top 5 people in your “recent calls” phone log:

1. Mom

2. Manu Reupp

3. Felix Georgii

4. Andy Kolb

5. Jeff McKee’s Girlfriend

 

Top 5 cars you wish you had:

1. Hummer H1

2. Ford Mustang GT – One of the old original ones

3. Porsche Panamera

4. Audi R8

5. To drive everyday with my wakeboard I would drive an Audi S6

 

Top 5 rail riders RIGHT NOW:

1. Kevin Henshaw

2. Felix Georgii

3. Raph Derome

4. Marc Rossiter

5. Nate Perry

 

Top 5 boat riders you enjoy watching:

1. Harley Clifford

2. Steel Lafferty

3. Ben Greenwood

4. Shane Bonifay

5. Aaron Rathy

 

Top 5 activities you participate in besides wakeboarding:

1. Snowboarding

2. Facebooking

3. Driving one of my dream cars

4. Skateboarding – I can only do about two out of 100 kickflips, but I am happy with that!

5. Sleeping

 

Top 5 movies of all time:

1. Inception

2. Braveheart

3. V for Vendetta – I like Natalie Portman

4. Hangover

5. Hangover 2 – I haven’t seen it yet but I know it’s going to be good!

 

Top 5 pieces of advice for beginners:

1. Smile

2. Keep on smiling

3. Smile some more

4. Do it with your friends

5. One more smile please…

 

Top 5 reasons to live in Germany:

1. The Alps

2. It’s one of the most beautiful regions in the world

3. Great food

4. Going fast on the autobahn

5. All my friends are here

 

Top 5 places you visit online:

1. Alliance / Transworld / Unleashed

2. Facebook

3. Vimeo

4. www.helgasons.com

5. That should be enough time to go back to facebook now…

 

Top 5 career highlights thus far:

1. Winning Wake the Line 2011

2. Wake of Fame 2010

3. Pro Model Wakeboard with Liquid Force

4. Pro Model Rail with Unit Obstacles

5. Being part of so many awesome teams with good friends